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John Sessions

Actor/comedian

Born - 11 January 1953, Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland
Died - 2 November 2020

Chubby, full-faced, small-mouthed, sly-looking Scots-born character actor, impersonator and comedian with dark curly hair. After studies at RADA, he began a slightly belated acting career, and entered films with a small role in The Sender in 1982. Later movie appearances included those in The Bounty (1984), Sky Bandits (1986), Whoops Apocalypse (1986), Henry V (1989), The Pope Must Die (1991), Princess Caraboo (1994), A Midwinter's Tale (1995), My Night with Reg (1997), Cousin Bette (1998), One of the Hollywood Ten (2000), High Heels and Low Lifes (2001), Gangs of New York (2002), The Merchant of Venice (2004), Five Children and It (2004), Rag Tale (2005), The Good Shepherd (2006), Intervention (2007), Inconceivable (2008), Nativity! (2009), Made in Dagenham (2010, as PM Harold Wilson), The Iron Lady (2011, as PM Edward Heath), Filth (2013), The Silent Storm (2014), Mr Holmes (2015), Florence Foster Jenkins (2016), Finding Your Feet (2017) and Intrigo: Dear Agnes (2019), his last. He died from a heart condition.